Hellie made a short statement to Variety “I’d like to say something. Obviously a lot of it’s like the Johnny Depp situation. I can’t say anything just yet.”

The accountant’s statement is one Milano’s attorney fully expected. “We anticipated this defense,” Milano's attorney Ellyn Garofalo told ET Canada. “Nothing could be further from reality. Alyssa and David live a relatively modest lifestyle centred on their family.”

“It is unfortunate that Mr. Hellie finds it appropriate to blame the clients who trusted him rather than take responsibility for his own negligence and misconduct.”